See Also: lurgy(dictionary)

lurgy (iou)



lurgy noun. joc. M20.
[Origin unkn.]
A (non-existent) highly infectious disease frequently referred to in the radio comedy series the Goon Show (see GOON noun 5); an unspecified minor illness. Chiefly in the dreaded lurgy.
H. MacInnes I had caught the dreaded swamp lurgy.